Here’s how affordable housing grants currently work in Lawrence, in a nutshell:
In the fall, developers say what projects they want to build. The city picks some it wants to fund. And it gives them sales tax money in the form of a grant.
It’s a familiar process for the city and its Affordable Housing Advisory Board. But, as AHAB member Monte Soukup admits, “if we want to try to incentivize or get ...
On the timeline for a Costco store in northwest Lawrence, city planning staff says the ball is mostly in the developers' court right now.
The Journal-World asked the Planning and Development Services department about what approvals were still needed before Costco could start construction on its proposed store in the Mercato development just south of Rock Chalk Park. Planner Ellie Mullins told the Journal-World ...
Story updated at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7:
The consultant who will assist in Lawrence's city manager search will soon hold his first meetings with city leaders, and he's coming straight from a search in a college community that some people here may recognize.
He's Doug Thomas, the executive vice president of recruitment and leadership development at the consulting firm SGR, and the college community he's ...
When students are gone this summer in Lawrence, landlords will have more latitude to lease out vacant units to an influx of FIFA World Cup guests, thanks to a set of temporary changes that the Lawrence City Commission approved on Tuesday night.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission unanimously approved several code changes to relax the restrictions on Airbnbs and other short-term rental ...
To prepare for an expected surge in visitors during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Lawrence city leaders will consider temporarily relaxing regulations for Airbnbs and other short-term rentals.
As part of its meeting on Tuesday, the City Commission will consider a set of changes to Lawrence's short-term rental property code that would be in effect during the World Cup this summer.
Kansas City will be hosting six ...
A registered sex offender who was accused of raping a woman at a Lawrence mobile home park took a plea deal on Friday — but the judge told him there's “no guarantee” that he'll get the probation sentence the attorneys agreed to recommend.
Michael Ken Aller, 36, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated sexual battery in Douglas County District Court. The parties only briefly touched on ...
